The MAA was signed in 1969 by Canada and the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in recognition of the need to cooperatively share and manage interprovincial waters for the benefit of present and future generations.

Schedule E

The Government of Canada, as represented
by the Minister of the Environment, (hereinafter called
"Canada")

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The Government of Alberta, as
represented by the Minister of the Environment and by the Minister
of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, (hereinafter called
"Alberta")

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The Government of Manitoba, as
represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, (hereinafter
called "Manitoba")

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The Government of Saskatchewan, as
represented by the Minister for the Saskatchewan Water Corporation,
(hereinafter called "Saskatchewan").

WHEREASunder natural conditions the waters of the watercourses
hereinafter referred to arising in or flowing through the Province
of Alberta would flow into the Province of Saskatchewan and under
the said conditions the waters of some of the said watercourses
arising in or flowing through the Province of Saskatchewan would
flow into the Province of Manitoba;

AND WHEREASthe water quality of the said watercourses is important to
the social and economic development as well as the environmental
and public protection of all of the parties to this
Agreement;

AND WHEREASthe parties entered into an agreement dated October 30, 1969,
and an Amending Agreement on April 30, 1984, collectively referred
to herein as the "Master Agreement", providing for the
apportionment of water in watercourses arising in or flowing
through the Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and
providing for the reconstitution of the Prairie Provinces Water
Board, hereinafter referred to as the "Board", which is responsible
for the administration of the Master Agreement;

AND WHEREASthe parties have in paragraph 6 of the Master Agreement
agreed to consider water quality problems, to refer such problems
to the Board, and to consider recommendations of the Board
thereon;

AND
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the provisions of
paragraph 6 of the Master Agreement, and on the recommendation of
the Board, the parties consider it is in their mutual interest that
an agreement be entered into on certain water quality objectives
for the water in the said watercourses;

AND WHEREASthe parties intend to define the mandate of the Board in
respect of interprovincial management of water quality of the said
watercourses;

NOW THEREFORE THIS
AGREEMENTwitnesseth that the parties
mutually agree as follows:

DEFINITIONS

1. IN THIS
AGREEMENT:

(a) "aquatic environment" means water
and the environment containing all living things upon or in water
including all bottom substrates and physical, chemical and
biological constituents;

(b) "ecosystem" means a system made up
of a community of animals, plants and microbes and its interrelated
physical and chemical environment;

(c) "interprovincial water quality
management" means management of the water in accordance with the
water quality objectives agreed to herein by the parties as set out
in the Tables referred to in Attachment "A";

(d) "monitoring" means the process of
developing plans for the collection of samples from the aquatic
environment, conducting analyses and interpretation of data that is
provided by Canada pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Master
Agreement;

(e) "objective" means a numerical
concentration or narrative statement of limit or limits, to a
chemical, physical or biological variable within a river reach,
that will support and protect uses of water, as such limit or
limits are more particularly specified in each of the Tables
referred to in Attachment A annexed hereto and forming a part
hereof;

(f) "river reach" means each section of
a river of a predetermined length that is identified in Attachment
A;

(g) "watercourse" means any river,
stream, creek, or other natural channel which from time to time
carries a flowing body of water from the Province of Alberta to the
Province of Saskatchewan, or from the Province of Saskatchewan to
the Province of Manitoba, and includes all tributaries of each such
river, stream, creek or natural channel which do not themselves
cross the common boundary between the Provinces of Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Such tributaries as do themselves cross
the said common boundaries between the Provinces of Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and Manitoba shall be deemed to be "watercourses" for
the purpose of this Agreement.

WATER QUALITY
MANDATE

2. The
mandate of the Board with respect to water quality in the
watercourses shall be to foster and facilitate interprovincial
water quality management among the parties that encourages the
protection and restoration of the aquatic environment.

WATER QUALITY
OBJECTIVES

3. The
objectives specified in the Tables that are referred to in
Attachment A are considered by the parties to be appropriate and
acceptable water quality objectives in each river reach.

4. If the
concentration of a chemical, physical or biological variable in a
river reach, as a result of human activities, is not within the
acceptable limit or limits when compared to the agreed objective
for that chemical, physical or biological variable, reasonable and
practical measures will be taken by the party in whose jurisdiction
the chemical, physical or biological variable originates so that
the quality of the water in the river reach is within the
acceptable limit or limits.

5. If the
concentration of a chemical, physical or biological variable in a
river reach is within the acceptable limit or limits when compared
to the agreed objective for that chemical, physical or biological
variable, and if trend analysis or an assessment of the impact of a
proposed development indicates that water quality has been or may
be significantly altered within the acceptable limit or limits, the
parties shall agree as to the reasonable and practical measures
that will be taken by the party in whose jurisdiction the chemical,
physical or biological variable originates to endeavour to maintain
the water quality in the river reach.

6.The
objectives for each river reach should be reviewed on a periodic
basis of at least every five (5) years.

7.
Attachment "A" hereto and the numbered Tables may be amended, from
time to time, by the written agreement of all the Ministers, which
amendment shall be effective on the date and year of execution by
the Minister last signing.

WATER QUALITY DUTIES OF THE
BOARD

8.The
duties of the Board with respect to its water quality mandate shall
be as follows:

(a) monitoring the quality of the
aquatic environment in the river reaches and making comparisons
with the objectives established herein;

(b) providing a written report to the
parties annually, and from time to time as the Board considers
necessary, on the quality of the water in the river reaches, and
providing such other reports or information as may be requested by
any of the parties to this Agreement;

(c) reviewing the appropriateness of the
objectives and making recommendations to the parties based on
available water quality data and scientific information;

(d) promoting through consultation and
the exchange of information the establishment by the parties of
compatible water quality objectives in the Provinces of Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba;

(e) promoting through consultation and
the exchange of information a preventive and proactive ecosystem
approach to interprovincial water quality management;
and

(f) promoting through consultation and
the exchange of information the recognition of the interdependence
of quality and quantity of water in the management of the
watercourses.

9.This
Agreement shall take effect on the date and year of execution by
the party last signing, and shall continue in full force and effect
until termination of the Master Agreement, or upon any of the
parties giving one years notice to the other parties of their
intention to withdraw from this Agreement.

10.The
headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are
not to be considered a part of this Agreement and do not in any way
limit or amplify the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.

11.No
member of the Parliament of Canada or Member of the Legislative
Assemblies of the Provinces party to this Agreement shall hold,
enjoy, or be admitted to any share or part of any contract,
agreement, commission or benefit arising out of this
Agreement.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOFAlberta has caused these presents to
be executed by the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of
Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Manitoba has caused
these presents to be executed by the Minister of Natural Resources,
and Saskatchewan has caused these presents to be executed by the
Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Corporation, and
Canada has caused these presents to be executed by the Minister of
the Environment, on the day and year first mentioned
above.

Listing of River Reaches and Reference
to Tables of Water Quality Objectives

Table listing Water Quality
Reach Objectives

For River

Predetermined
Length

River Reach

Beaver River

Beaver Crossing to the Border

1

North Saskatchewan River

Lea Park to Lloydminster
Ferry

2

Red Deer River A/S

Bindloss to Confluence with the South
Saskatchewan River

3

South Saskatchewan River

Highway #41 to Confluence with Red Deer
River

4

Battle River

Blackfoot Creek to Unwin

5

Churchill River

Island Falls to Pukatawagan
Lake

6

Saskatchewan River

Outlet of Cumberland Lake to Mouth of
Carrot river

7

Carrot River

Turnberry to Mouth of Carrot
River

8

Red Deer S/M

Etomami River to Red Deer
Lake

9

Assiniboine River

Whitesand River to Outlet of Shellmouth
Reservoir

10

Qu'Appelle River

Kaposvar Creek to Assiniboine
River

11

Attachment A in Schedule E also contains the
tables of all of the water quality objectives for each of these 11
river reaches. The complete list of objectives are provided in the
Water Quality
Monitoring and Site Objectives menu; the complete table can be
downloaded or tables of objectives and photographs can be viewed
for each river.